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8’x40’ BLAST
RESISTANT BUILDINGS
• 40’x8’
• 3rd party review of all designs
• 3rd party quality inspections
• Non permit required load
• Available for Sale or Lease

TIGER INDUSTRIAL RENTALS

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 8’x40’ BLAST
RESISTANT BUILDINGS
SIZE PSI DURATION RESPONSE
RATING LEVEL
8'X40' 6.0 PSI UNLIMITED MEDIUM
8'X40' 8.0 PSI 42.5 MS MEDIUM

STANDARD SPECS
• WxLxH = 8’x 40’x 8’6”
• Weight – 20,000 lbs
• (4) Lifting lugs
• (2) HVAC – Redundant units, non-classified elec-
trical
• Insulated
• (1) 240 V, 100 A, single phase, non-classified
electrical
• (2) Blast rated doors
• (2) Blast rated windows
• (6) 4’ long dual bulb fluorescent lights
• (6) duplex electrical outlets
• (2) Data ports
• (2) Phone ports
• (1) Fire Extinguisher
• (2) Emergency Exit Lights
• Interior wall covering - plywood
• Heavy industrial wood floor
• Exterior paint - Direct to metal, rust inhibiting,
high solids urethane (steel grit blast prep)

additional upgrades
• Tool/material racks and cabinets
• Split floor design with private office
• Electronic upgrade options
- H2S alarm system
- LEL alarm system
- Alarm Control Panel
- Wireless/radio signal amplifier
• Toilets facilities
• Break room with kitchen area ®

• Locker rooms
• Decon/Shower units
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 BAKER ENGINEERING AND RISK CONSULTANTS, INC.
3330 Oakwell Court, Suite 100  San Antonio, TX 78218-3024
Tel. (210) 824-5960  Fax: (210) 824-5964
www.BakerRisk.com

August 16, 2011

Mr. Colby Crenshaw

Tiger Rentals – Industrial & Offshore
The Modern Group, Ltd.
1313 Gulf Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
colby.crenshaw@modernusa.com
(409) 832-9336

Subject: 8×40 Portable Office with Blast Upgrades

BakerRisk Project No. 01-03354-001-11

Dear Mr. Crenshaw:

Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk) performed a blast analysis of the
Tiger Rentals 8×40 portable office and developed structural upgrades to strengthen the building
against blast loading. The 8×40 portable office is a single story, single bay, steel framed
structure with corrugated steel side walls. BakerRisk has written a final report discussing the
analysis approach, assumptions, criteria, and results for blast upgrade design of the structure.1
This letter provides a brief overview of the results.

The blast evaluation of upgraded building components included finite element analysis and
single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) analysis. The design loading for the building upgrades was
based on a representative vapor cloud explosion (VCE) at a typical petrochemical plant. Such an
explosion can produce relatively long duration overpressures with a varying rise time to peak
pressure. The selected design blast load was conservatively assumed to have an instantaneous
rise to the specified peak free field pressure of 5.0 psi and a long duration (150 ms) relative to the
natural period of the components considered in the analysis. The actual structural blast
capacities of the strengthening measures exceeded the design blast load, and structural
connections were designed to ultimate capacities of the members.

Upgrades for the wall and roof panels were made by adding tube steel stiffeners along the panel
corrugations at regular intervals. Also, Tiger required penetrations through the side and end wall
panels for two doors, two windows, and two air handling units. Each of these modifications was
designed to resist the design blast loads. Structural drawings describing the blast-upgrades are
listed in Table 1. Structural response of all upgraded components remains at Low and Medium

1
Barry Bingham, Michael Polcyn, “Blast Upgrades for Tiger Industrial Rentals 8×40 and 8×20 Office Containers,”
BakerRisk Project. No. 01-03354-001-11, May 27, 2011

San Antonio  Houston  Chicago  Los Angeles  Washington DC  Canada  UK

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levels based on response limits published by ASCE.2

Table 1. List of Building Drawings

Organization Drawing No. Title Date
Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer
TL-40BSH-0100 Base Assembly
Container Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer
TL-40BSH-0200 Door Assembly
Container Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer
TL-40BSH-0300 Roof Assembly
Container Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer
TL-40BSH-0400 Side Assembly
Container Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Tonglee Reefer
TL-40BSH-0500 Front Assembly
Container Co., Ltd.
8×40 Office Container Plans, Sections &
BakerRisk 1/31/06
Blast Hardened Upgrades General Notes, S1
8×40 Office Container Plans, Sections &
BakerRisk 1/31/06
Blast Hardened Upgrades Details, S2
8×40 Office Container
BakerRisk Elevations & Details, S3 1/31/06
Blast Hardened Upgrades
8×40 Office Container
BakerRisk Elevations & Details, S4 1/31/06
Blast Hardened Upgrades

Although the upgrades were designed for a specific load, Pressure-impulse (P-i) curves were
developed to summarize the capacity of the building under a range of blast loads and response
criteria. P-i curves describe a suite of blast loads that will result in the same permanent
deflections (and hence damage). The analysis showed that the capacity of the unit is controlled
by the capacity of the strengthened roof section. Therefore, P-i curves were generated based on
the response of the strengthened roof section. The following P-i curves (in terms of free-field
pressure and impulse) correspond to ASCE Low, Medium, and High levels of response. The
free-field pressure asymptotes are typically plotted in overpressure contour maps produced in
facility siting studies. The free-field pressure asymptotes (pressure levels for unlimited blast
duration capacity) for Low, Medium and High response are 4.6 psi, 6.3 psi, and 6.9 psi,
respectively. The following P-i curves also show limiting blast load durations for 6 psi and 8 psi
free-field pressures. The limiting blast load duration is calculated by multiplying the impulse
value by 2, and then dividing by the respective pressure level.

2
“Design of Blast-Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities,” Task Committee on Blast-Resistant Design,
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Virginia, 1997.

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12.2 ms for Low

42.5 ms for Medium

87.8 ms for High

23.6 ms for Low Unlimited for Medium

and High

Blast load durations associated with

6 psi and 8 psi free-field pressure

It should be noted that the capacity of the unit indicated by the P-i curve above is based only on
the structural capacity of the unit. The BakerRisk effort did not address other factors, including:

Behavior of non-structural contents (such as light fixtures, wall hangings, cabinets,

furniture, etc.) that could present hazards to occupants.
Fire (external and internal)
Toxic releases

These issues and others specific to the site, in addition to the structural performance, should be
considered when selected a location for these buildings.

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